How Dr. Woo Set the Bar for a Generation of Tattoo Artists

We talked to the famed Los Angeles tattooist about celebrity clients, the world of fashion collaborations and why mentorship is indispensable in the age of Instagram.Author:Whitney BauckPublish date:Aug 13, 2018Updated onAug 13, 2018In our long-running series "How I'm Making It," we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success.

In the years since, Woo's become an inspiration name-checked by other celeb tattoo artists like Jonboy and has grown a robust Instagram following of 1.3 million people. He's also collaborated with brands like Converse, Sacai, Nyden, Thierry Lasry and more. It's not unusual to see him sitting front row at a Tom Ford show, or at a Vogue dinner during fashion week.

I think it's like working with anyone else. The quote-unquote average guy can come in and be more of a headache than any celebrity could be. My biggest priority is the eyes of the owner of the tattoo before the eyes of the public. Before all this stuff, it was just word-of-mouth and reputation. You had to work way harder to get known. It wasn't that instant access that we have now.

Have there been any challenges in balancing your career with your family life since you have a wife and two kids now? It's self-declaration these days. If you have an Instagram account, whatever you write in the bio is almost true. You can say, "I've been tattooing for three weeks, but I'm going to put up a few pictures and write 'tattoo artist' in my info, and then I'm a tattoo artist." When I was coming up, I would dream of the day that I could say "I'm a tattoo artist," you know? After two to three years of apprenticing, then I was able to say that.

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